pan Former Owner of Two Florida Airline Fuel Supply Companies Charged for Role in Scheme to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:57:31 EDT A former owner and operator of two Florida-based airline fuel supply service companies made his initial appearance today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach on charges of participating in a scheme to defraud Illinois-based Ryan International Airlines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Owner of California Medical Equipment Supply Company Found Guilty of $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:46:57 EDT The daughter of a church pastor and owner of a California-based durable medical equipment (DME) supply company was found guilty by a jury of Medicare fraud charges for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme that resulted in over $11 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Two Florida Residents Indicted on Charges of Scheming to Defraud and Threaten Spanish-Speaking Consumers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:12:24 EDT A grand jury in the Southern District of Florida issued an indictment for two individuals on charges of conspiracy, fraud and extortion alleging they operated a series of fraudulent businesses targeting Spanish-speaking consumers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Senior Executive of French Power Company Charged in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:50:05 EDT A former senior executive of a French power and transportation company has been charged in a second superseding indictment for his alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:40:16 EDT The owner and operator of a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company was sentenced today to serve 24 months in prison for conspiring to submit nearly $1 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Texas Bus Company Alleging Employment Discrimination Against U.S. Citizens and Other Individuals By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 16:57:40 EDT The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit with the Executive Office of Immigration Review’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), against Autobuses Ejecutivos LLC, d/b/a Omnibus Express, a bus company based in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Owner of New York Construction Company Indicted for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:56:12 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Tomas Olazabal, of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., was arrested today following his indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Aug. 8, 2013, on multiple tax crimes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Homeowners Association and Property Management Company in Fair Housing Lawsuit Involving Occupancy Limits By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:36:29 EDT The Justice Department announced today that the Townhomes of Kings Lake HOA Inc. (HOA) and Vanguard Management Group Inc. have agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Announces Charges Filed Against Two Derivatives Traders in Connection with Multi-Billion Dollar Trading Loss at JPMorgan Chase & Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:07:46 EDT U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office George Venizelos announced the unsealing of criminal complaints against Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to hide the true extent of losses in a credit derivatives trading portfolio maintained by the Chief Investment Office (CIO) of JPMorgan Chase & Company (JPMorgan). Martin-Artajo served as a Managing Director and Head of Credit and Equity Trading for the CIO, and Grout was a Vice President and derivatives trader in the CIO. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Operators of Louisiana Home Health Company Sentenced for $17.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:31:30 EDT The owner of South Louisiana Home Health Care Inc. and the director of nursing for the Louisiana home health agency were sentenced today for their roles in a Medicare fraud scheme involving the payment of kickbacks and the falsification of documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan New York Maintenance and Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Failing to Pay Payroll Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:23:23 EDT Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, announced today the guilty plea of Thomas Nastasi III, 46, of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., to one count of willful failure to pay the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the payroll taxes of his company, Nastasi Maintenance & Construction LLC. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Therapy Staffing Company Owner and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:53:49 EDT A patient recruiter and a therapy staffing company owner pleaded guilty today in connection with a $7 million health care fraud scheme involving the now defunct home health care company Anna Nursing Services Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:17:02 EDT A former owner of a Los Angeles-area medical equipment supply company pleaded guilty today to a $2.6 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan MRI Diagnostic Testing Company, Imagimed LLC, and Its Former Owners and Chief Radiologist to Pay $3.57 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:01:31 EDT New York-based Imagimed LLC, the company’s former owners, William B. Wolf III and Dr. Timothy J. Greenan, and the company’s former chief radiologist, Dr. Steven Winter, will pay $3.57 million to resolve allegations that they submitted to federal healthcare programs false claims for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Two Patient Recruiters of Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:45:12 EDT Two patient recruiters of a Miami health care company pleaded guilty late yesterday for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Owners of Home Health Companies and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Miami for Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 17:12:33 EDT The owners and operators of several Miami home health care agencies and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care). Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-related Unfair Employment Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 18:56:54 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Kelly Services Inc., a staffing company based in Troy, Mich., resolving an allegation of discrimination based on citizenship status during the employment eligibility re-verification process at one of its branch locations in Schaumburg, Ill. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Medical Supply Company Officer and Southern California Physician Sentenced for $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:16:04 EDT A former officer of Fendih Medical Supply Inc. was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison yesterday in Los Angeles for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $1.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. In addition, a physician was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in the scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Pest Control Company and Its Owner Charged with Unlawful Application of Pesticides and Falsification By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:07:12 EDT A pest control services company and its owner have been charged today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia with conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, false statements, falsification of records and mail fraud, announced Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and Michael J. Moore, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Owner of New York Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:53:22 EDT Gurmail Singh, a resident of Richmond Hill, N.Y., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York to filing a false federal tax return, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan UBS Securities Japan Co. Ltd Sentenced for Long-running Manipulation of Libor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:03:57 EDT UBS Securities Japan Co. Ltd. (UBS Securities Japan), an investment bank, financial advisory securities firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS AG, was sentenced today for its role in manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading benchmark used in financial products and transactions around the world. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Panasonic Executive Indicted for Role in Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to Toyota to Be Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:04:58 EDT A Detroit federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Panasonic Automotive Systems Corporation executive for his role in an international conspiracy to fix prices of switches and steering angle sensors sold to Toyota and installed in U.S. cars. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Miami Home Health Company Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:48:17 EDT A patient recruiter of a Miami health care company pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Staffing Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:10:08 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Paramount Staffing, a staffing company based in Northbrook, Ill., resolving an allegation that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by requesting more or different documents from individuals during the employment eligibility verification processes based on the individuals’ citizenship status. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Clinic Management Company Indicted in $13 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:19:18 EDT The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company has been indicted for his role in a $13 million scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Indicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:20:41 EDT A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Employee of Florida Property Management Company Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:29:36 EDT A former residential sales manager of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Orlando, for his participation in a wire fraud scheme involving housing repair contracts for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Georgia Real Estate Investment Company and Owner Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:23:55 EDT A Georgia real estate investor and his company pleaded guilty today for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan U.S. Deputy Attorney General Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Belfon Sign Agreement to Share Forfeited Assets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:13:10 EDT Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Ana Belfon today signed an agreement in Panama City, Panama, to share more than $36 million in forfeited criminal assets with the Government of Panama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Administrator and Employee of Two Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced for Role in $74 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:06:35 EDT The administrator and employee of two Miami health care companies was sentenced today to serve 60 months in prison for her participation in a $74 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Owner of Salt Lake City Medical Equipment Supply Company Indicted and Three Company Employees Plead Guilty for Roles in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:33:11 EDT A former owner of a Salt Lake City medical equipment supply company has been indicted and three former company employees have pleaded guilty for allegedly engaging in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Announces Settlement Agreement with Everett, Wash., Battery Company to Protect Employment Rights of Returning Military Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:04:49 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with All Battery Sales and Service (ABS) of Everett, Wash., to resolve a lawsuit it filed on behalf of Curtis Kirk, a U.S. Army reservist. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former President of Port Arthur, Texas, Chemical Company Sentenced for Federal Crimes Related to Employee Deaths By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:26:31 EDT The former president of Port Arthur Chemical and Environmental Services LLC (PACES) has been sentenced for occupational safety crimes which resulted in the death of an employee, announced Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and John M. Bales, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Owners and Supervisor of Ambulance Transportation Company Plead Guilty in Los Angeles for Role in Ambulance Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:45:17 EDT The owners and supervisor of Alpha Ambulance Inc. (Alpha), a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have pleaded guilty in connection with an ambulance fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Owner and Marketer of Louisiana Medical Equipment Supply Company Indicted for Roles in $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 13:03:53 EDT The owner of a Louisiana medical equipment supply company and a marketer who worked for the company have been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan New York Check Cashing Company and Owner Plead Guilty for Roles in $19 Million Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:40:51 EST Belair Payroll Services Inc. (Belair), a multi-branch check cashing company in Flushing, N.Y., and its owner, Craig Panzera, 47, pleaded guilty today for failing to follow reporting and anti-money laundering requirements for more than $19 million in transactions, in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Owner of Home Health Companies Sentenced for Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:14:16 EST The owner and operator of several Miami health care agencies was sentenced today to serve 120 months in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Utility Company Sentenced in Wyoming for Killing Protected Birds at Wind Projects By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:41:05 EST Duke Energy Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp., based in Charlotte, N.C., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming today to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Charges Minn. Condominium Association, Management Company and Property Manager with Discrimination Against Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:41:36 EST The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the homeowner’s association, management company and property manager of a Minnetonka, Minn., condominium complex, alleging that they discriminated against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Three Patient Recruiters for Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty for Roles in $48 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 17:59:26 EST Three patient recruiters for a Miami health care company pleaded guilty today for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Miami Home Health Company Owner and Recruiter Sentenced for Role in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:25:21 EST A patient recruiter of a Miami health care company was sentenced to serve 108 months in prison today for his participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Chief Executive of Mortgage Servicing Company Sentenced for Scheme to Withhold Funds from Wells Fargo Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:13:17 EST Earl Gross, 74, of Las Vegas, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Mortgage, a loan servicing company, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison for his role in an $8 million scheme to defraud Wells Fargo Bank Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Two Patient Recruiters for Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced for Roles in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:40:57 EST Two patient recruiters for Miami health care companies were sentenced today for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Former Contractor of a Florida Property Management Company Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:19:10 EST A former repair contractor of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve time in prison for his participation in a wire fraud scheme related to housing repairs made under a contract between Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Energy Company to Pay $3.2 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Violations in West Virginia By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:14:45 EST The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Chesapeake Appalachia LLC, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy,will spend an EPA-estimated $6.5 million to restore 27 sites damaged by unauthorized discharges of fill material Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Reaches Settlement with State of New Hampshire to Expand Community Mental Health Services and Prevent Unnecessary Institutionalization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:08:58 EST The Justice Department announced today that the United States and a coalition of mental health advocacy organizations have entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement with the state of New Hampshire that will transform New Hampshire’s mental health system by significantly expanding and enhancing mental health service capacity in integrated community settings. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Patient Recruiter and Therapy Staffing Company Owner Sentenced for Roles in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:29:10 EST A patient recruiter and a therapy staffing company owner were sentenced today to serve 50 months and 46 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a $7 million health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Abbott Laboratories Pays U.S. $5.475 Million to Settle Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 17:07:51 EST Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay the United States $5.475 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce doctors to implant the company’s carotid, biliary and peripheral vascular products, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Justice Department Requires Heraeus Electro-Nite LLC to Divest Assets Acquired from Midwest Instrument Company Inc. to Keystone Sensors LLC By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 14:53:56 EST The Department of Justice today announced that it will require Heraeus Electro-Nite LLC to divest certain assets that it acquired from Midwest Instrument Company Inc. (Minco) to Keystone Sensors LLC in order to resolve the department’s competitive concerns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
pan Dallas-Based Companies Agree to Pay Civil Penalty to Settle Clean Air Act Violations Stemming from Illegal Import of Vehicles By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:46:03 EST A Dallas-based group of companies and their owner must either stop importing vehicles or follow a comprehensive compliance plan to settle Clean Air Act (CAA) violations stemming from the alleged illegal import of over 24,167 highway motorcycles and recreational vehicles into the United States without proper documentation. Full Article OPA Press Releases